Reconnaissance (passive/active) – olatechschool.com.ng

Course Content

Foundations

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Intro to cybersecurity principles (CIA triad, threats, vulnerabilities)

Basic networking (TCP/IP, OSI model, DNS, HTTP/S)

Operating systems (Linux basics, Windows command line)

GRC Basics

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Introduction to Governance, Risk & Compliance

Security policies, standards, procedures

Risk management frameworks (NIST, ISO 27001)

Compliance (GDPR, HIPAA)

Blue Teaming I: Defensive Basics

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Security Operations Center (SOC) overview

Log analysis & SIEM basics (Splunk, ELK)

Endpoint detection & response (EDR)

Incident response lifecycle

Blue Teaming II: Advanced Defense

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Threat intelligence (OSINT, indicators)

Network security (firewalls, IDS/IPS)

Malware analysis basics

Digital forensics fundamentals

Red Teaming I: Offensive Basics

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Ethical hacking methodology

Reconnaissance (passive/active)

Scanning & enumeration (Nmap, Netcat)

Vulnerability assessment (Nessus, OpenVAS)

Red Teaming II: Exploitation & Post-Exp

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Exploitation (Metasploit, manual exploits)

Post-exploitation (privilege escalation, persistence)

Web app attacks (SQLi, XSS, CSRF)

Password attacks (brute force, hash cracking)

Capstone Project & Career Prep

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Build a portfolio project

Resume building for cybersecurity roles

Interview preparation (technical questions)

Certifications roadmap (Security+, CySA+, PenTest+, CISSP)

Hands-On Activities

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Set up a virtual lab (VirtualBox/VMware)

Practice basic Linux commands

Analyze network traffic with Wireshark

Create a simple security policy

Conduct a risk assessment for a sample organization

Set up a SIEM (Splunk free tier)

Analyze sample log data for threats

Configure a firewall in a virtual lab

Analyze malware samples in Any.run

Perform network scanning with Nmap

Run a vulnerability scan with OpenVAS

Exploit a vulnerable VM (Metasploitable)

Crack password hashes with John the Ripper

Cybersecurity

Identify vulnerabilities in systems

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